biostudies-literatureUnknown86(4)Kurland DB<b>Introduction</b>  Skull base surgery has evolved from fundamental elements into a distinct multidisciplinary specialty. Using bibliometrics, we appraised the literature pertaining to skull base surgery since 1900 and studied the emergence of the specialty as a scholarly field. <b>Methods</b>  We queried Web of Science for all content from past presidents of the North American Skull Base Society ( <i>N</i>  = 31) and their self-identified forebears, influences, contemporaries, and trainees ( <i>N</i>  = 115). Statistical and bibliometric analyses were performed using various Python packages on article metadata. <b>Results</b>  Our query returned 28,167 articles. The most pertinent works ( <i>N</i>  = 15,529), identified algorithmically through an analysis of terms in titles, were publishJournal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base377-394https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12227253biostudies-literatureThe Evolution of Skull Base Surgery: A Bibliometric Analysis Spanning Nearly 125 Years.PMC12227253Patel AGolfinos JGGroff KJKurland DBPacione DSnyderman CHSave ASen CfalseThe Evolution of Skull Base Surgery: A Bibliometric Analysis Spanning Nearly 125 Years.<b>Introduction</b>  Skull base surgery has evolved from fundamental elements into a distinct multidisciplinary specialty. Using bibliometrics, we appraised the literature pertaining to skull base surgery since 1900 and studied the emergence of the specialty as a scholarly field. <b>Methods</b>  We queried Web of Science for all content from past presidents of the North American Skull Base Society ( <i>N</i>  = 31) and their self-identified forebears, influences, contemporaries, and trainees ( <i>N</i>  = 115). Statistical and bibliometric analyses were performed using various Python packages on article metadata. <b>Results</b>  Our query returned 28,167 articles. The most pertinent works ( <i>N</i>  = 15,529), identified algorithmically through an analysis of terms in titles, were publish2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Aug2026-03-31T10:26:00.294Z2025-08-23T03:09:16.609ZS-EPMC122272534062062510.1055/s-0044-1788636